きえ (キエ)
Kie · きえ — to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope)
Other ways to say “to disappear” in Japanese →
きえ in rōmaji: kie.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
きえ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
消える
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| 読み (Reading) |
キエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
きえ
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| 読み・基本形 |
キエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
きえる
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| 見出し語の読み |
キエル
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Used in everyday conversation to describe something disappearing, vanishing, or going out, often with a nuance of gradual or complete disappearance.
火がきえてしまった。
Hi ga kiete shimatta.
The fire went out.
彼の姿はすぐにきえた。
Kare no sugata wa sugu ni kieta.
His figure disappeared quickly.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'なくなる' (nakunaru), which means 'to be gone' or 'to be lost', but 'きえる' emphasizes the process of disappearing or going out.
きえ means “to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope)” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
消えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
消えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
消えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
消えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
消えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
消えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
消えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
消えさせる
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